Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Seeking Advanced IR Countermeasures For HH-60Ws
The Air Force is seeking industry feedback on an advanced infrared countermeasures system (AIRCM) that the service could use for its Lockheed Martin [LMT] HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search […]
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Air ForceSpace Force Requests More Than $8 Billion For Space-Based AMTI
While the Space Force has said it views the fielding of space-based ground moving target indication (GMTI) as preceding operational air moving target indication (AMTI) satellites, the service’s fiscal 2027 […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Host Classified Industry Day For Standoff Attack Weapon
The Air Force on Monday said it is hosting a classified industry day in June related to discuss the “attributes” of a Standoff Attack Weapon (SoAW) planned for fielding around […]
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Air ForceUSAF Increases F-35 Request, But Number Lags That Required To Meet Combat-Coded Fighter Goal
The U.S. Air Force’s $4.7 billion fiscal 2027 request for 52 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters–14 in a future reconciliation bill and 38 in the regular appropriations bill–would more than […]
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Air ForcePentagon Requests Massive Jumps for Weapons And Missiles in FY 2027
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests a massive increase in missile and other weapons buys. The U.S. Army asks for more than $36 billion for missiles–$28 billion more than Congress […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests $5 Billion for F-47 In FY ’27, $1.5 Billion Increase
Out of the more than $150 billion in fiscal 2026 reconciliation funding, the U.S. Air Force received a $400 million boost to move Boeing [BA]’s future F-47 stealth fighter to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMoving Target Indication, Orbital Warfare Among Areas Needing Increased Investment, Space Force Official Says
Space-based moving target indication, launch infrastructure, orbital warfare, and positioning navigation and timing are some segments of the defense industrial base that need more funding, a U.S. Space Force official […]
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SpaceSaltzman Wants NASA’s Help For Cislunar Space Domain Awareness
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman wants to collaborate with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and commercial astronaut, on common mission areas, such as cislunar space domain awareness. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAs DAF Considers Future Communications Architecture, SDA Stays Focused On Supplier Diversity
As the Department of the Air Force (DAF) considers a future sensor-to-shooter communications architecture that may reserve a key spot for SpaceX, the Space Development Agency (SDA) intends to stick […]
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SpaceMeink And Duffey Determining Path Forward For GPS Ground System
Pentagon leaders, including Defense Department acquisition chief Michael Duffey, are weighing options for the future GPS ground system–options that include a cancellation of the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System […]